J (Glossary)

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Java

A fully object-oriented, cross platform language based on elements from Smalltalk, C++ and other OO languages.

join

Used in state machine diagrams and in activity diagrams to synchronize multiple flows.

junction

Junction pseudo-states are used to design complex transitional paths. A junction can be used to combine, or merge, multiple paths into a shared transition path or to split an incoming path into multiple paths.